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RUN RUN RUN COMING TO OZ!
Coming soon! Run Run Run is venturing to Australia for the first time playing shows in VIC, ACT & NSW from November 22nd – 30th.
Fusing psychedelic menace, ethnic music and jangly pop finesse and implanting these ideas into the chilly mountains, winding rivers, and underground caves of southern China, where mellowed-out grooves and layers of freewheeling guitar dissonance will sweep you away!
SACRED FULL SUMMER MOON with Mantis & The Prayer and Very Special Guests
Welcome to a wild summer evening, a door is opening into sonic surrealism! You have been invited in. December 5th at Nighthawks we celebrate the Sacred Full Summer Moon!
With Special Guests: Fiona Lee Maynard & James Lomas and The Sun Is A Deadly Laser.
Those who lust for wonder and magickal escape, we have created space for you!Read on for more info and show details…
BOZO THE BRAVE
BOZO THE BRAVE
Based On The True Story Of The Dog Who Swam ‘The Rip’
This new children’s book tells of how a little dog swam through’The Rip’, one of the most treacherous bodies of water in the world and amazingly, made it home alive.
Mantis & The Prayer celebrate the life of Vodou Queen Marie Laveau
Mantis & The Prayer will celebrate the life of Vodou Queen Marie Laveau on 19 September at 8pm at Voodoo Love Child Speak Easy with a special night of transcendence, spirituality, magick and more. Please join them at the best neighbourhood Southern Gothic Speakeasy in Melbourne, serving cocktails and New Orleans Soul Food while the band mixes their powerful musical potion live.
Read on for more info and show details…
Single release by Anita Quayle and Nick Delaney – Beyond The Lake – ‘Mountain Peak’
Anita & Nick – Beyond The Lake – are happy to present their second single ‘Mountain Peak’ live at Jazzlab, 27 Leslie St, Brunswick on Wednesday, 9th February.
BOOKING LINK: https://thejazzlab.com.au/event/beyond-the-lake-mountain-peak-single-launch/
‘Mountain Peak’ is the second single from Beyond The Lake’s forthcoming studio album ‘Coming Home’ which has so far garnered airplay on PBS, 3RRR, 4ZZZ, 2SER, ABC radio and SBS Chill. Read on for more info and show details…
Beyond the Lake release their first single ‘Towards Hope’ today!
What Lies Beyond The Lake – A modern fable
Once upon a time in a land not far away, there was a musically adventurous and curious couple who made beautiful sounds together during lockdowns in Melbourne. They started to wander ‘Beyond The Lake’ and became immersed in the detail, mystery and natural beauty they found there.
Cellist Anita Quayle’s and Nick Delaney’s travels took them to places unknown and they made ambient, soothing music that suited their Yoga and meditation practices and helped them and their audience relax and calmed them every evening.
The music they have created is auditory and almost tactile. Listeners feel it and hear it. It has a heart that beats.Read on for more info and show details…
MANTIS AND THE PRAYER – DOUBLE SINGLE RELEASE & VIDEO PREMIERE 2ND JULY @SWAMPLANDS
Enigmatic and cinematic rock band Mantis and the Prayer are returning with a double single release live at Swamplands Bar in Thornbury on 2nd July! They will also be premiering a special art house film clip release online on the same day.
‘Murder Ballad and the Blue’ features the songs ‘I Know You’ and ‘Go Too Far’ which are written on themes of tragedy and disconnection. The EP juxtaposes the melancholy subject matter with pop sensibilities and upbeat catchy rhythms. Their vocals capture the drama and energy of Mantis and the Prayer – think Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd meet Bowie for reference.
ZEVON – ACCIDENTALLY LIKE A MARTYR – STARRING HENRY WAGONS
Cam Giles pens an open letter to Leonard Cohen on the occasion of his birthday
Dear Leonard,
Happy birthday!
We all miss you here on this spinning rock, so I thought I’d record a few of your most celebrated songs. Just a little birthday tribute to you and all of us who love your touching heartfelt words and music.
I hope you like my interpretations of your works and enjoy listening to them as much as I have enjoyed recording them. I’d like to thank you, Leonard, for writing some of the greatest songs of all time. Your words and are so truthful and have given me the drive and reason to keep making musical art. Even during global Pandemic, your words shine like diamonds in the dark.
Due to the pandemic the band and I are unable do a proper live performance of these works until March 2021. So in light of this, here is a YouTube link to the album.
You can also stream it on Spotify later this month, in case you have streaming devices in The Great Beyond.
You were so right, Leonard, there is a crack in everything and that’s how the light gets in.
Much Respect and Many Thanks to you on your birthday.
Cam Giles
Cam Giles—D A R K E R The Songs Of Leonard Cohen is out through Ambition Entertainment / Sony.
camgiles.com
Lake Minnetonka launch debut album ‘Melbourneapolis’
“If you’re a fan of the mid-late 80’s era of Prince, this album is definitely for you…we can confidently award this new release Melbourneapolis with our highly regarded 5 out of 5 afros.” — Funkatopia.com 
Dearly Beloved,
It’s been a long time coming, but the debut full-length album from Lake Minnetonka is finally here and our purple hearts are bursting with pride and excitement!
The slammin’ Melbourneapolis party will strut in to Howler on Friday, February 23 at 7pm and you can get your tix through lakeminnetonka.bandcamp.com.